A Civic Engagement Strategy With Promise
Maureen F. Curley
President, Campus Compact
September 2010

Mission statements have a bad rap. Occasionally they deserve it, and that is a shame because, like all thoughtfully crafted words, they have the power to motivate and inspire.

“Campus Compact advances the public purposes of colleges and universities by deepening their ability to improve community life and to educate students for civic and social responsibility.”

Our deeply-felt conviction is that within higher education, civic engagement is a fundamental tool for transforming learning and communities. We believe it is a key strategy for increasing student access and enhancing student success.

Our mission comes to life through work with our member campuses to:

• Embed academic and co-curricular practices that cultivate the skills, knowledge, and values of civic engagement in our students.
• Engage faculty in community-based teaching and scholarship focused on societal concerns.
• Forge collaborative community/campus partnerships to strengthen communities and education.
• Advance higher education’s leadership in addressing critical issues and strengthen democracy at the local and national level…

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